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PEAK TANK
Tanks in the forward and after ends of a vessel. The principal use of peak tanks is in trimming the ship. Their ballast is varied to meet required changes in trim. Should the after hold be empty, the vessel would ride so high that the propeller would lie half out of water and lose much of its efficiency. Filling the after peak tank forces the propeller deeper into the water.
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